Opportunistic Mobile Networks: Advances and Applications

by Sudip Misra, Barun Kumar Saha, Sujata Pal

Overview

This textbook reviews the theory, applications, and latest breakthroughs in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs). Presenting a specific focus on Opportunistic Mobile Networks (OMNs), the text considers the influence of human aspects, and examines emerging forms of inter-node cooperation. Features: contains review terms and exercises in each chapter, with the solutions and source code available at an associated website; introduces the fundamentals of DTNs, covering OMNs, PSNs, and MOONs; describes the ONE simulator, explaining how to set up a simulation project; provides detailed insights into the development and testing of prools, together with a set of best practices for increased productivity and optimized performance; examines human aspects in the context of communication networks, from human-centric applications to the impact of emotion on human-network interplay; proposes various schemes for inter-node cooperation in DTNs/OMNs; presents a detailed discussion on aspects of heterogeneity in DTNs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319290294
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	02/05/2016
Series:	Computer Communications and Networks
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	303
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sudip Misra is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India. He has vast research experience, and has published over 260 research papers and 8 books on diverse areas of wireless networks. He has received several national and international awards for his outstanding contributions in research. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Editor of several highly reputed journals.

Barun Kumar Saha has several years of experience in research & development. His works on OMNs have been published in several journals and transactions. He has also served as peer reviewer for many reputed journals and conferences. Barun is well known in the research community for his widely popular blog on DTNs and the ONE simulator. For more details, visit http://barunsaha.me

Sujata Pal is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She was a recipient of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Research Scholarship and the prestigious Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Fellowship, 2015. Sujata has several years of teaching and research experience. Her works have been published in high quality international journals and conferences.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction.- Origins and Characteristics.- Delay Tolerant Routing and Applications.- A Developer’s Guide to the ONE Simulator.- Part II: Human Aspects in Opportunistic Mobile Networks.- Emerging Sensing Paradigms and Intelligence in Networks.- Aspects of Human Emotions and Networks.- Part III: Cooperation in Opportunistic Mobile Networks.- Evolutionary Game in Wireless Networks.- Enforcing Cooperation in OMNs.- Part IV: Advanced Topics.- Heterogeneity in OMNs.- Opportunistic Mobile Networks: Towards Reality.- The Big Picture.

Editorial Reviews

An excellent resource for both students and researchers interested in mobile opportunistic networking. A well balanced mix of theoretical and practical aspects.

Marco Conti, Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy

 

I've been working on opportunistic networking since a friend was caught up in a disaster zone after a tsunami and couldn't use his smart phone, as the net was down, yet there were many devices around the town which had wireless and could store, carry, and forward messages, but no prools to implement this useful service. This book covers in clear and up-to-date style, the principles and practice of the main communications mechanisms to date, and offers helpful exercises and useful information on how to implement these systems in practice.

Jon Crowcroft, Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of ACM, Fellow of Royal Society (UK), University of Cambridge, UK

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